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Drowned in Toronto #2
Alongside the likes of Egyptrixx and Art Department; Azari and III are spearheading Toronto dance music in 2011. Their blend of classic house and disco, shot through a modern production aesthetic, has taken them around the world, and their debut full length on Loose Lips Records is imminent... plenty more post-"blog house" tips from our man in Toronto contained herein... »
Glastonbury 2011: DiS' 65-Songs to Get You In The Mood (Spotify)
The gates of Glastonbury open in a mere 5 days, and DiS is excited that we've thrown together a big ol' Spotify playlist of sixty-five tracks from acts on this year's bill. And you can listen to it on Spotify by clicking here.»
Drowned in Sound's albums of the year 2010: 50-11
The albums' of the year countdown hots up with the main body of the list. The top ten follows tomorrow but for now, some thoughts from site founder Sean Adams who compiled this list... Somewhere, somehow, there is a link to be found between the rhyming i»
Latitude (Saturday): The DiS Review
Latitude Day Two, with Wendy Roby and Andrzej Lukowski»
Rockness 2010: the DiS review
As Scotland's nicer, prettier outdoor megafest returns for its fifth year, we sent our man Neil Ashman to the shore of Loch Ness to report on the doings a-happening.»
Spotifriday #43 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
Sincerest and most super apologies for a recent deficiency in Spotify playlists. We get all the way to 42 without missing a single one and then BAM! there's only one in three weeks. That's just how these things go sometimes. But we hope we make up for it with this week's varied offering, featuring Crystal Castles, Grails, Tweak Bird, Zola Jesus, Atlas Sound, Toro Y Moi and plenty more for you to get your lugholes round. »
Spotifriday #43 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
The forty-third instalment of 'This Week On DiS as a playlist' through the medium of Spotify. As you can see, this week features Hot Chip, Mystery Jets, Kate Nash, Harvey Milk, worriedaboutsatan, We Have Band and plenty more»
First Listen: Crystal Castles : Crystal Castles
On a sunny day in April (last Thursday) DiS got invited along to a listen through of the new Crystal Castles album, set to be released June 7, on Fiction.»
Spotifriday #42 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
The fourty-second Spotify playlist is a little like the fourty-second President of the USA in that it's a bit of a dark horse. And is quite long. It features Rolo Tomassi, Rusko, Blood Red Shoes, HEALTH, Dark Dark Dark, Summer Camp and an awful lot more. That Rusko track absolutely demands your attention, though. »
Spotifriday #34 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
Welcome to Friday. A marginally more beefy Spotify playlist for you this week, mainly on a whim. Enjoy it while it lasts. Plenty of highlights this week, though, including a lovely piece from the armchair dancefloor column, and a rare chance to hear Roy Harper.»
In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 3
Reading and Leeds Festival photo galleries: In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 3 Leeds Festival In Photos: Kings of Leon In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 2 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 2 Leeds Festival In Photos: Radiohead Leeds Fest»
In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 2
Reading and Leeds Festival photo galleries: In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 3 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 3 Leeds Festival In Photos: Kings of Leon In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 2 Leeds Festival In Photos: Radiohead Leeds Fe»
Leeds Festival In Photos: Crystal Castles
Reading and Leeds Festival photo galleries: In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 3 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 3 Leeds Festival In Photos: Kings of Leon In Photos: Leeds Festival 2009 - Day 2 In Photos: Reading Festival 2009 - Day 2 Leeds»
DiS' 20 Must-See Acts at Reading & Leeds 2009
So, in no particular order, here are the twenty acts DiS' editor is most looking forward to seeing this weekend. »
Reading & Leeds 2008: all of our content compiled
From the archive... We spent the last week or more previewing, digesting and sharing Drowned in Sound's experience of Reading and Leeds Festival 2008. Here's all our content, in case you missed anything... now with added Friendly Fires live clip and a report of Day Three»
Sónar 2009: The DiS review
Split across day and night, along with Primavera, the as-ever electronica tinged Sónar is up there with Spain's musical spectacles. DiS's man at Sónar Alex Baker took in the sounds and sights of the night-time Barcelona festival.»
Playground Weekender 2009: the DiS review
The Playground Weekender took place in New South Wales, Australia, between February 6th and 8th. Chris Beanland went Down Under for DiS.»
The Great Escape 2008: the DiS review
From the archive... Amazing scenes on the south coast as DiS descends upon the annual beachside fest that is The Great Escape, catching the cream of its crop»
DiS Does Down Under: Playground Weekender Preview
In the midst of the cold spell smothering Britain, DrownedinSound has decamped Down Under to experience an Australian summer.»
The Weekly DiScussion: what's on your Summer '08 megamix?
Which tracks have made this summer special for you? DiS' returning Editor kicks off with a mixtape for you to continue»
Reading/Leeds 2008: Day Three report
Affectionately known as "the rock day" (devil horn hands optional), day 3 of Reading Festival (Day 1 of Leeds) perhaps offers the least excitement of the weekend band-wise»
Reading/Leeds: what the photographers snapped
Camera-phone let you down again? Don't fret, DiS was right down the front, in the pit in front of the pit, snapping these fine photos all weekend.»
In Photos: Crystal Castles at Reading and Leeds
To whet your appetite of our Reading/Leeds coverage, here are some shots of one of the acts of the weekend, the highly photogenic Crystal Castles. This is what was going on that you could only catch glimpses of through the billowing smoke and the sea of arms'n'bodies in their crammed late afternoon sets in the Dance Tents at each site. »
Reading/Leeds 2008: Day One Report
This year's Reading and Leeds Festival has just entered its second day. Here's what happened on day one at Reading, and we also bring you some pictures from Leeds.»
Preview: Reading & Leeds 2008
The countdown is over. Are you ready to see this year's buzziest bands and most monolithic of rockers in a field? What must you see? Here's what DiS suggests»
2008 to date: DiS's tracks of the year so far
Three of DiS’s core operators list ten of their tracks of the year so far - a simple premise, and a simple article for you to have fun listening along to»
Hove Festival 2008: DiS diary, day two
It's day two at Hove Festival, and DiS brings word of Stars: the Canadians will never play Norway again, as too many people are having sex»
The Weekly DiScussion: 2008's greatest albums, so far
2008 is shaping up to be a great year for album releases, and as we reach halfway DiS is taking a look its shoulder, and asking for your suggestions»
In Photos special: The Great Escape 2008
DiS didn’t just have a crack team of scribes on the loose in Brighton for this year’s The Great Escape, oh no. We had a happy snapper, too»
The Great Escape 2008: the DiS preview
It’s Thursday! It's time for The Great Escape! Here we present our top ten must-see acts at the seaside festival, including DiS's own awesome line-up»
WIN! Tickets to The Great Escape
Hey you! People who aren’t doing ATP on May 16-18. People who like music and the seaside. Wanna go to a festival for free? Wanna go to The Great Escape in Brighton for free? Read on»
A Month In Records: April 2008
Dampened though DiS’s shoes and socks most certainly are, we’re refreshed by the breezy brilliance of so many of April’s new releases, among them: Portishead, dEUS, Crystal Castles and The Fall»
Camden Crawl 2008: the DiS preview
The annual Camden Crawl kicks off its two-day stranglehold on NW1 tomorrow, rocking out through ‘til the early hours of Sunday morning. DiS will be there, hosting a venue - details TBA - but for now here are our line-up picks»
Singles round-up (31/03/08)
This week's winning 45 might seem obvious, but with the singles pile largely comprised of meh releases Radiohead's latest shines brightly as the best. 'Nude' (as heard on E4, et cetera) is our Single of the Week»
South By Southwest 2008: the DiSummary
DiS trawls Austin looking for the Next Big Thing alongside fellow Brits abroad with the same intentions; settles for catching known highlights and a selection of buzz acts definitely worth the hype»
The Weekly DiScussion: South By Southwest in focus (and our tips)
It can’t have escaped attentions that there’s a shindig going down stateside: the yearly South By Southwest conference starts today. DiS wants to know your thoughts on the world's biggest music festival. Plus, check out some of our tips»
Slight return: DiS's tips for 2007 reprised
This time last year DiS was outlining its tips for the following twelve. Next week we’ll be doing similar – bringing to your attention the bands we think will matter in 2008 – but before we get stuck into the future, let’s dwell upon the past a little»
It's great in 2008, yeah: DiS's anticipated albums
There was us thinking that 2007 was a pretty splendid year for albums, and then we get a look at this little lot. Ahead of feature pieces outlining our acts of the year (to be), here DiS scans a number of upcoming releases»
Unitaur: monsters of modern buzz-rock go back to school
Next week, These New Puritans, The Teenagers (pictured) and Crystal Castles get the Vice Unitaur show on the road, hitting a number of the nation's students 'tween the eyes with some hot-buzzin' new music. DiS asks who's playing the jock role on tour»
Underage Festival: wait a minute, these people are all children!
Washing into E3 on the crest of a wave of broadsheet-culture-supplement-saliva, frothing with such terms as “teen explosion!” and “youthquake!”, it was always going to be difficult for Sam Kilcoyne’s Underage Festival to stand up to its own expectations...»
DiS's Tips for 2007, Part Two
As promised, here’s part two of DiS’s Tips for 2007. Each and every one of the acts mentioned below have been getting the powers that be at the DiSopolis particularly excited of late, and we’re predicting bigger and better things for them over the next twelve months. Might they touch you? They just might…»
A Month In Records: July 2006
As July slides away into memory’s mists, one can’t help but feel that summer – so swiftly and brutally upon us though it was – is slipping through our fingers with all the fluidity of the Coke Zero that DiS has taken to consuming by the tanker-load. Really, why is it that Diet Coke by another name is so appealing? Is it because a guy advertises the stuff on the telly, or are black cans simply that cool? Answers on a postcard to some other address than ours – we really don’t have the time to read your nonsensical musings on the matter.»
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